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Can Trauma Be Inherited?

2017

Trauma doesn't just affect the person who originally experienced it. It can also be passed down to their children and grandchildren.

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My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies

In this groundbreaking book, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the damage caused by racism in America from the perspective of trauma and body-centered psychology.

Book
Resmaa Menakem
2017
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My Grandmother’s Hands

America has been dealing with race issues for a long time. Perhaps making more headway requires a different approach—one that’s less conceptual, more body-focused.

Article
Psychology Today
2017
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Resmaa Menakem Discusses Healing Racialized Trauma

Resmaa Menakem spoke to Good Day LA's Michaela Pereira to discuss racialized trauma on Dec. 11.

Article
Michael Pereira
2020
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Healing Your Thousand-Year-Old Trauma

During the Middle Ages in Europe, torture, mutilation, and other forms of savagery particularly on women were seen as normal aspects of life. Public executions were literally a spectator sport.

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Resmaa Menakem
2018
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Intergenerational Trauma